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Sam Taylor-Johnson has exited the grey area. The director of the erotic drama "Fifty Shades of Grey" will not be returning to helm the sequel, "Fifty Shades Darker," The Times has confirmed. Starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, the big-screen adaptation of the first of E.L. James' popular trio of novels about a kinky billionaire and a mousy college student was a box office hit, grossing $558 million worldwide since its release Valentine's Day weekend. But Universal Pictures will now look to a new creative team for the follow-up film, which does not have a release date yet. "Fifty Shades of Grey" screenwriter Kelly Marcel is not expected to...

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